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  • Rubin, C. B.; Saperstein, M. D.; Barbee, D. G.
    Community Recovery from a Major Natural Disaster. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 298 p.
    Keywords: Dam failure; Case studies; Hurricanes; Community planning; Storms; Earthquakes; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Surveys; Intergovernmental relationships; Recovery; Mudflows; Snowmelt; Blizzards; Disasters; Floods; NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program); Local government; Runoff; Communities; Landslides; Tornadoes

  • Liepold, M.
    Earthquakes: A Teacher's Package for K-6 (Revised Edition).
    July 2002, 330 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-159
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Education; Buildings; Meetings; Curriculum; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Geology; Preparedness; Schools; Safety; Children; Teachers; Disasters

  • Pantelic, J.; Reinhorn, A.
    Report on the Whittier-Narrows, California Earthquake of October 1, 1987.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1987, 34 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0026
    Keywords: Hazards; Foundations; Walls; Structures; Disaster planning; Emergencies; Foreign technology; Bridge foundations; Health; Earthquakes; Construction; Disaster recovery; Responses; Ground motion; Buildings; Emergency planning; Recovery; Safety; Mortality; Disaster relief; Disasters; Damage; Loads (Forces); Insurance; Economic factors

  • Principal Threats Facing Communities and Local Emergency Management Coordinators.
    April 1992, 146 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-191
    Keywords: Terrorism; Hazards; Wildfire; National security; Earthquakes; Hazardous materials; Emergency planning; Severe storms; Communities; Droughts; Transportation; Populations; Radioactivity; Tornadoes; Hurricanes; Fires; Volcanoes; Mitigation; United States; Floods; Disasters

  • Chung, R. M.; Jason, N. H.; Mohraz, B.; Mowrer, F. W.; Walton, W. D.
    Post-Earthquake Fire and Lifelines Workshop. Held in Long Beach, California on January 30-31, 1995. Proceedings.
    August 1995, 58 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-889
    Keywords: ; Damage assessment; Seismic design; Fire damage; Fire fighting; Water supply; Fire research; Liquid fuels; Earthquake damage; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Electric power; Fire suppression; Public utilities; Meetings; Fire hazards; Emergency planning; Fire alarm systems; Fires; Transportation sector; Highways; Fire protection; Sprinkler systems; Natural gas; Telecommunication

  • Ross, K. E. K.
    Proceedings from Earthquakes in the Northeast. Are We Ignoring the Hazards. A Workshop on Earthquake Science and Safety for Educators. Held in Durham, New Hampshire on September 25-26, 1992.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., April 2, 1993, 156 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0005
    Keywords: Education; Buildings; Meetings; Northeastern Region (United States); Earthquakes; Students; Emergency planning; Curriculum; Geology; Psychology; Preparedness; Schools; Safety; Children; Disasters

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume VII, Number 2, November 1982.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1982, 13 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Safety; Shore protection; Hurricanes; Erosion control; Newsletters; Disasters

  • Palm, R. I.; Hodgson, M. E.
    Natural Hazards in Puerto Rico: Attitudes, Experience, and Behavior of Homeowners. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1993, 166 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-877943-09-6
    Keywords: ; Floods; Risk assessment; Public policy; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Human behavior; Emergency planning; Surveys; Puerto Rico; Perception; Public opinion; Comparative evaluations; Attitudes; Hurricanes; State planning; Insurance; California; Mitigation; Disasters; Local planning

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 6, Number 1, September 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 14 p.
    Keywords: Floods; Drought; Hazards; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Management; Recovery; Forecasting; Hurricanes; Warning systems; Newsletters; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 5, Number 3, March 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1981, 17 p.
    Keywords: Lightning; Hazards; Tsunamis; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Mount Saint Helens; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Management; Recovery; Forecasting; Flood control; Newsletters; Volcanoes; Disaster relief; Disasters